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#125951 - 03/27/08 08:14 PM
Is there a way to see dead leaves better?
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Master of Meditation
Registered: 09/13/06
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Doesn't Windows have a magnifier as part of the accessibility options? It may not be installed automatically, though, it might be necessary to install it from the Windows CD.
Edited by LadyCFII (04/04/08 05:00 PM)
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#126057 - 03/28/08 04:02 AM
Re: Upgrades we'd like to see in Plant Tycoon II
[Re: arnie]
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Registered: 02/22/08
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Not sure about the Windows accessibility features. If it allows for targeted magnification, it might work. Currently, I use a handheld model, but sometimes I wish the X-factor was higher.
This seemed like a nice little addition to the program, getting to see all these new plants in finer detail.
Thanks for the suggestion, Arnie.
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#126092 - 03/28/08 01:13 PM
Re: Upgrades we'd like to see in Plant Tycoon II
[Re: pava]
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Master of Meditation
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Here is a screenshot of the magnifier at work. You'll see that the magnified portion appears at the top of the screen. http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn102/arnie-/magnifier.jpgI don't have PT on this machine or I'd have demonstrated what I mean. Assuming it is installed you can access it via the Start menu > All programs > Accessories > Accessibility > Magnifier in XP. The path in Vista is similar.
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#126435 - 03/30/08 04:24 AM
Re: Upgrades we'd like to see in Plant Tycoon II
[Re: arnie]
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Registered: 02/22/08
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Hey, Arnie, I activated the Windows magnifier, but I couldn't get it to interact with Plant Tycoon, even in windowed mode. I could be wrong, but maybe it doesn't like Java applications?
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#126445 - 03/30/08 11:41 AM
Re: Upgrades we'd like to see in Plant Tycoon II
[Re: pava]
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Master of Meditation
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It works for me. Set it for 'follow mouse cursor'. It's a little confusing as you've got to look at the manhifier, not the game screen, but it works.
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#127206 - 04/03/08 07:31 AM
Re: Upgrades we'd like to see in Plant Tycoon II
[Re: arnie]
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I wish I could say it worked as well for me, Arnie, but I stand by my request. Yes, the image was much larger, but when I went to highlight the dead leaf and clip it, the magnified image was in the middle of the fingers holding the shears, and I couldn't see the highlighted leaf at all. I tried it with a larger magnifier window, too, but it didn't help. I appreciate your advice, and I can think of many other uses for the Windows magnifier, but I'll probably stick to my hand-held unit for now.
One other thing I'd love to see changed: in the nursery, when I sequentially click people in a cluster, the new thought bubbles almost always appear behind the other ones, so I can't see them at all. It makes more sense that the newest clicked thought would be on top, doesn't it? It makes no difference if I click the person farthest away first and work forward or in the reverse order - most frustrating.
Thanks for approving use of the Virtual Seed Tray - it's a real blessing! My only request for that utility (programmed by a fan and not LDW, I know) would be a print command for at least the stored seeds list. It's a bit cumbersome to close PT, open VST, check my inventory, close VST, open PT, and finally continue crossbreeding my newest crop. I haven't quite got the "rhythm" of manually updating my on-site and off-site inventories after every harvest, so this feature would be delightful.
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#127231 - 04/03/08 08:07 PM
Re: Upgrades we'd like to see in Plant Tycoon II
[Re: pava]
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Registered: 01/31/08
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Pava, there are mods to change the dead leaves color to an easier to see color. I don't have the link, but they are somewhere in the forums.
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#127292 - 04/04/08 01:09 AM
Re: Upgrades we'd like to see in Plant Tycoon II
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Clever alternative - thanks, Super.
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#127412 - 04/04/08 04:52 PM
Re: Upgrades we'd like to see in Plant Tycoon II
[Re: pava]
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Registered: 01/31/08
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You're welcome. I hope it helps. Also, something I forgot to mention before: it helps with some plants (at least a little) if you move a plant that's in the backrow (against the wall) to the middle or front row. The dead leaves are easier to see. In the backrow, they blend in with the background/wall, so it makes it harder to see them.
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#127664 - 04/05/08 06:57 AM
Re: Upgrades we'd like to see in Plant Tycoon II
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Registered: 02/22/08
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I've noticed the "camouflage factor" of the top row, too. I've also learned to wait for another growth spurt or two, to be sure what I'm seeing isn't just a shadowed leaf instead of a dying one. This is especially true for Grass.
Thanks again ~
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